Mark Rothko wrote of his cycle of paintings for the Rothko Chapel, Houston, "It is teaching me to extend myself beyond what I thought was possible for me." Here, some sense of what Rothko meant, how he responded to the long-sought challenge of painting for an architectural environment which he would precisely control may be perceived. Published by the Rothko Chapel, distributed by UT Press. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)